QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-4166

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

West Virginia Department of Archives and History

Who documented this quilt?

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:

50903

Source of the information on this quilt:

SARAH Z WILHOIT, DAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

February 3, 97

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

JUANITA REED, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

HUNTINGTON

Owner's name for quilt:

GEO. WASH. CHERRY TR

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

CHERRY TREE

Brackman # or other source & #:

57.6, p. 143

How wide is the quilt?

103

How long is the quilt?

84.25

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

S. Z. Wilhoit March, 1852 by her mother

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1852

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back, on border

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1852

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1852

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

15 X 15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Appliqued border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Silk thread; Wool thread

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

CORDING 1ST BIN

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Stuffed work; Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread, Cotton thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Width between quilting lines:

0.44

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Sarah Zerelda Wilhoit Long Made in Versailles, Wood County, Ky., Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

WILHOIT, MAHALA DALE

Where the quilt was made, city:

VERSAILLES

Where the quilt was made, county:

WOODFORD

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1972

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Baby or crib

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Exhibited at the Huntington Gallery (Made in America) and the National Museum of American History ( George Wasingon, A Figure Upon the Stage) in Wash DC . Displayed in Washington for almost a year. Photo appeared in the catalog of the exhibit in DC. , Eleanor Fox - Dec. 4, 1972 The "George Washinton Cherry Tree" quilt was given to the Galleries in 1958, I think, by Mr. & Mrs, William Mason Long and children - Catherine Dale Long (Mrs. Larry Schaval) Ethel Kirk Long (Mrs. Charles Dickinson) Thomas William Long Izetta Long (Mrs. Lawrence Wilbur Arkle) Sally Welch Long (Mrs. Vivuise(?) W. Edwards) Elizabeth Mason Long In memory of Wilhoit Shepherd Long, son and brother The quilt belonged to our grandmother, Sarah Zerelda Wilhoit Long, from Versailles, Ky. There is a date and the initials S>Z>W (faded ink) in one corner of quilt - We think these quilts were made as birth gifts for several members of our grandmother's family - Catherine Schaval P.S. We received an acknowledement from the Galleries after we gave the quilt. There should be some record there. C.S. Quilt The quilt was made by a woman in Woodford County, Kentucky (Versailles). It cost Mahalia Dale Wilhoit $80.00 and was a gift to her daughter, Sarah Z. Wilhoit, at birth, March 1852. It is called "George Washington's Cherry Tree". Given by Wilhoit S. Long Miss Elizabeth Long Barboursville, W.Va.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

CF MEMO, CF MEMO

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photographs, CF MEMO

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search